Elgin Baylor, the Los Angeles Lakers' first superstar and among the first in then emerging National Basketball Association (NBA), and a fixture on the L.A. basketball scene for the better part of half a century, has died of natural causes.

Baylor, who coached briefly after his Hall of Fame 14-season playing career ended, then had a 22-year run as an executive with L.A.'s other NBA team, the Clippers, died Monday morning, the Lakers announced on Twitter. He was 86, DPA news reports